Take 5 Candy Bars Recipe (2024)

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One of my favorite candy bars hands down has to be a Take 5 Bar. It has everything that is good about candy – peanut butter, chocolate, pretzels AND caramel. They are the absolute best.

Did you know that you can make your own and it’s super easy? Yep, today we are going to show you how easy it is to make a bunch of your own bite-sized Take 5 Candy Bars.

Ingredients:

Step by Step Directions:

  1. Line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.

2. Layer the pretzels in the bottom of the pan so that they all sit right next to each other.

3. Melt the peanut butter in the microwave for 30 seconds until you can drizzle it easily. Drizzle peanut butter over pretzels. With a spatula, spread the peanut butter evenly to cover all of the pretzels.

4. Sprinkle the peanuts evenly over the peanut butter layer. Place the pan in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to set.

5. Unwrap the caramels and place them in a microwave-safe bowl with ¼ cup water and melt in the microwave for 1 minute. Remove and stir. Place back in the microwave for 30 seconds. Remove and continue to stir until caramel is smooth and of drizzling consistency.

6. Drizzle caramel evenly over all of the peanuts. Place pan back in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

7. Remove from the refrigerator and immediately cut into 2×2-inch squares with a sharp knife. Spread squares out on a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze for 15 minutes.

8. Melt the chocolate (1 bag at a time) in a shallow microwave-safe bowl for 1 minute. Remove and stir. Return to microwave for 30 seconds. Remove and continue to stir until all of the chocolate chips are melted.

9. Line another baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove the candy bars from the freezer. Using a fork, dip the candy bars one at a time into the melted chocolate until each one is completely coated in chocolate. Make sure the pretzel layer remains on bottom. Remove and let excess chocolate drip off of the candy bar and the fork before placing on the parchment-lined baking sheet.

10. Repeat with remaining take 5 candy bars and remaining chocolate chips until all candy bars are coated. Place candy bars back in the refrigerator to set for at least 15 minutes before enjoying.

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Take 5 Candy Bars Recipe (11)

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Take 5 Candy Bars

Hollie Schultz

One of my favorite candy bars hands down has to be a Take 5 Bar. It has everything that is good about candy – peanut butter, chocolate, pretzels AND caramel.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Chill Time 2 hours hrs

Total Time 2 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 24 servings

Calories 360 kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Snaps Pretzels
  • 1 1/2 cups peanut butter creamy
  • 22 oz caramels
  • 20 oz dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.

  • Layer the pretzels in the bottom of the pan so that they all sit right next to each other.

  • Melt the peanut butter in the microwave for 30 seconds until you can drizzle it easily. Drizzle peanut butter over pretzels. With a spatula, spread the peanut butter evenly to cover all of the pretzels.

  • Sprinkle the peanuts evenly over the peanut butter layer. Place the pan in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to set.

  • Unwrap the caramels and place them in a microwave-safe bowl with ¼ cup water and melt in the microwave for 1 minute. Remove and stir. Place back in the microwave for 30 seconds. Remove and continue to stir until caramel is smooth and of drizzling consistency.

  • Drizzle caramel evenly over all of the peanuts. Place pan back in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

  • Remove from the refrigerator and immediately cut into 2×2-inch squares with a sharp knife. Spread squares out on a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze for 15 minutes.

  • Melt the chocolate (1 bag at a time) in a shallow microwave-safe bowl for 1 minute. Remove and stir. Return to microwave for 30 seconds. Remove and continue to stir until all of the chocolate chips are melted.

  • Line another baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove the candy bars from the freezer. Using a fork, dip the candy bars one at a time into the melted chocolate until each one is completely coated in chocolate. Make sure the pretzel layer remains on bottom. Remove and let excess chocolate drip off of the candy bar and the fork before placing on the parchment-lined baking sheet.

  • Repeat with remaining take 5 candy bars and remaining chocolate chips until all candy bars are coated. Place candy bars back in the refrigerator to set for at least 15 minutes before enjoying.

Nutrition

Calories: 360kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 8gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 290mgPotassium: 323mgFiber: 2gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 13IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 116mgIron: 1mg

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Take 5 Candy Bars Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What are the ingredients in a Take5 candy bar? ›

The "5" in the name refers to the combination of five ingredients: chocolate, peanuts, caramel, peanut butter, and pretzels. This unique combination of ingredients earned Reese's Take 5 top honors in the 2019 LA Times official candy bar power rankings.

Are Take5 candy bars discontinued? ›

And if you're a Take5 fan, have no fear that your favorite candy bar has been discontinued or changed on the inside — it just traded in its dour duds for a new Reese's orange wardrobe.

Did Hershey's change any of the ingredients of the new Take5 candy bar? ›

The new wrappers will feature Reese's eye-catching orange with a new “Reese's Take5” logo. The ingredients aren't changing. Jack Wilder, Reese's senior brand manager, told CNN Business that the company rebranded the candy bar because Hershey's wanted to attract new customers beyond its small base.

What was the issue with the Take5 label? ›

Hershey decided that the issue was the green and black label. It didn't stand out, and the brand didn't resonate with people. Hershey decided to elevate one of Take5's five flavors: Reese's peanut butter.

What are the ingredients in Take 5? ›

The "5" stands for 5 ingredients - pretzels, peanut butter, caramel, peanuts, and chocolate.

What are the ingredients in candy products? ›

Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Gelatin, Acetic Acid, Lactic Acid, Mineral Oil, Carnauba Wax, Natural and Artificial Flavours, Colour (with Tartrazine).

What is the oldest candy bar still made today? ›

Fry & Sons and currently manufactured by Cadbury. Launched in 1866—nineteen years after Fry's created the first moulded, solid chocolate eating bar (in 1847)— Fry's Chocolate Cream is the first mass-produced chocolate bar and is the world's oldest chocolate bar brand.

What is a whatchamacallit made of? ›

In 1978, The Hershey Company introduced WHATCHAMACALLIT Bars made of peanut butter crisp coated in a thin layer of chocolate. In 1978, candy chemists modified the formula to include caramel, peanut-flavored crisos and great chocolate taste!

What is the new candy bar called? ›

— The Hershey Co. is introducing the Whozeewhatzit Bar, Hershey's Whatchamacallit brand's first new bar in 10 years. The Whozeewhatzit Bar features chocolatey rice crisps and a layer of peanut butter crème all enrobed in chocolate. Each bar contains 250 calories.

Did the original Take5 have peanut butter? ›

In an attempt to give Take5 the credit it's always deserved, Hershey's is giving more attention to one ingredient that many people don't know Take5 bars have contained all along: Reese's peanut butter.

Is Hershey being sued for heavy metals in chocolate? ›

Milberg's class action lawsuit maintains that Hershey's marketing of these dark chocolate products is false, deceptive, and misleading because it does not disclose the products' high levels of lead and cadmium. Consumers had no way of knowing about heavy metals in Hershey's dark chocolate, the lawsuit states.

Which popular Hershey's candy got its name due to a manufacturing error? ›

Shop MILK DUDS Candy

MILK DUDS Candy got their name because their maker found it impossible to form the chocolate-covered caramels into perfectly round balls. So he called them “duds.”

Why is Reese's Take 5 so good? ›

The TAKE 5 Bar is five layers of sweet and salty goodness that doesn't ask you to compromise. It's crunchy pretzels, smooth peanut butter, salty peanuts and sweet caramel—all covered in a chocolaty coating. Grab this snack the next time you want to mix things up.

Why is take 5 called take 5? ›

49] Take Five is one of the few pieces in the jazz repertoire to have the unusual time of 5/4, hence the double meaning of the title, which in English means “taking five minutes off” but also hints at the rhythmic tempo of the piece.

What is the Reese's Take 5 slogan? ›

Now marketed as Reese's Take 5, the commercial, which featured an office employee using various figures of speech synonymous with "living under a rock" to shame her coworker, who is actually living under a rock, for not knowing about Take 5. The commercial ends with the tagline "the best bar you've never heard of."

What is a Fifth Avenue candy bar made of? ›

5TH AVENUE bars were first made in 1936 by Luden's, Inc., the famous cough drop manufacturer. How do they make 5TH AVENUE candy bars? 5TH AVENUE bars are made of crunchy peanut butter covered with a rich chocolate coating.

Does Reese's Take 5 have gluten? ›

No, Reese's Take 5 are not gluten-free. They contain pretzels which contain wheat flour. Most Reese's candies are gluten-free, including Reese's peanut butter cups and Reese's Fast Break candy bars.

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